Lavender Ice Cream

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 14 ounces whole milk
• 1 1/2 ounces fresh lavender flowers, and leaves
• 2 ounces crystallized ginger, minced
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 egg yolks
• 2 cups heavy whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan, slowly heat the milk to approximately 200 degrees f.
• 2 remove from heat, add the lavender flowers, and steep for 15 minutes.
• 3 while it is still warm, strain the milk through cheesecloth.
• 4 add the ginger and sugar to the milk.
• 5 place the egg yolks in a small bowl and pour in half of the milk mixture. stir the mixture with a spoon, and then pour it back into the saucepan.
• 6 place the pan over low heat and cook until the mixture is approximately 200 degrees f.
• 7 remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the whipping cream.
• 8 refrigerate the mixture until it is well chilled, then process in any ice cream machine.